Teleological Argument

The question of God’s existence has been pondered by humans for centuries. There are an infinite number of different opinions, arguments, and ideas favoring for or against the idea of God. Personally, I strongly believe in God not only due to my religious affiliation, but also because of my own opinions, ideas, and experience. To begin with, the complexity of Earth and the life that has formed upon it cannot be based just on luck or chance. I believe that ultimately God, as a power, rather than a mystical being is the one created and controls the universe. Although the God and his authority are not entirely comprehensible by humans, it’s our faith as worshiper that eventually lead us to a greater understanding.

The word teleological comes from the Greek word ‘Telos’ which means purpose. The teleological argument is a posteriori and like the cosmological argument, attempts to prove the existence of God. It claims that certain phenomena within the universe appear to display features of design and are perfectly adapted to fulfil their function. Therefore, if features of the universe are so perfectly designed, for example the structure and function of the heart, then there must be a designer, which points towards the existence of God.

If he is as all loving and powerful as people claim, then why not do anything to stop it? Arguments against Gods existence will say that if he really existed, he would want to prevent evil from happening in the world and that it is a logical contradiction that he allows it, therefore, He does not exist. On the other hand, philosophers who are for the existence of God will claim that he allows evil because it is for a greater purpose, that it is there for reasons beyond human understanding, it was not in his power to stop it, or that one cannot know evil without good. Philosophers use logical reasoning to determine whether the presence of evil alone is enough to prove whether God

There is a lot of evidence for God. Just three of them are the cause and effect argument, the design argument, and the moral argument. The cause and effect argument explains that everything that has an effect has a cause. The design argument is about how every design has a designer. The moral argument explains how the morals we have required a Moral Lawgiver. Many people often state that there is no evidence for God so God does not exist, but if he or she looks at these three arguments, the cause and effect argument, the design argument, and the moral argument, they will be able to see just some of the evidence there is for God.

The teleological argument states that there is evidence of design in the world, and so the universe must have been designed by an intelligent being. For example, beauty exists in nature through things such as landscapes, however beauty is superfluous so should not exist unless it was designed by a designer who wishes us to experience joy, such as an omnibenevolent God.

The teleological, or design argument for the existence of God is based on the notion of telos, the end for which something has a certain structure. It is an a posteriori argument, meaning that its premise stems from things we know based upon our experiences in and of this world. Simply put, the teleological argument states that since the universe and everything in it shows consistency, order, and unity, there must be a designer. Where we see things obviously intended for a specific purpose, we can only deduct that those things were made for a reason. Just as if we were hiking in the mountains and found a cell phone, we would not assume that time and chance could produce such a thing from the surrounding natural environment because it has the clear marks of design. It has a purpose, conveys information, it is specifically complex, and scientifically, no design is considered to be spontaneous – design always implies a designer, and the more magnificent the design, the more magnificent the designer! If the entire universe shows signs of design (implying a

I would like to argue against the teleological argument. “Should the outcome affect your opinion of the process” When we look at the argument from fine-tuning, it is easy to say a watch had to be created by a creator because we have direct evidence of it being created. But if everything was created by a creator then a sand particle on a beach must be equally as fine-tuned. We know the watch was finely tuned to work the way it does because we have direct evidence of humans creating it to have a function.

An important topic is being discussed and it concerns the reality of God indeed the same old question have been asked and researched for generations. However, the age old question still remains unanswered to this day. The question is there a God, and if there is how can we as mere human get closer and understand this higher being ? “Philosophers have offered three answers to the “is there anyone in charge? question (1) is there a god, (2) there is no God, and (3) we can’t know whether there is or is not a God” (Roots of Wisdom Pg.167).

The existence of God is a on going phenomenon for our universe. As time begins to evolve the existence of God is constantly being challenged from our society. From a philosophers standpoint this argument can be fought at so many perspectives. Whether it comes from Darwinism, to Cosmological, or Ontological arguments the existence of God can only be decided by free will. As technology improves more questions are raised for the existence of God, but when broken down into simpler of terms the existents of God is evident.

The question of the existence of God has troubled mankind for thousands of years. Many philosophers and theologians have always searched for prove whether God exists. Many of them constructed valid arguments which support theist believes. The existence of God was once never denied, as His presence, His existence was evident in miracles and the people 's faith. But time and the advancement of modern science have called God and His very nature into question. The Perfect Being has become the source of much doubt and controversy. The faithful, believing people have become unsure. It seems that we will never find the answer to this question, but I think that we should take a look at one of the most famous arguments that prove the existence of God: Ontological Argument. It was made in the eleventh century by Anselm who was one of the most important Christian thinkers of his time. He proved that God exists by relying only on a priori reasoning. We do not need any physical evidence of God to prove that he exist. We can prove it just by our ability to thinking about it.

Have you ever witnessed such a beautiful sunset and wonder how effortlessly the orange turns into a faint tint of pink; and how perfect the sun is setting right through the center of the horizon? Or how the northern lights shine so bright? As humans, we experience some of the most magnificent natural eye catching phenomena. Being able to capture such beauty with my eyes brings up the question of how such pristine design unrolls through the universe. The teleological argument, which is an argument based on evidence of deliberate design in the natural and physical world that a God or Gods exist.

Most Teleological arguments are inductive inferences based on analogies. These arguments argue the existence of a God by using premises to as supporting evidence. An analogy that is used for example, the universe is made up of many complex parts for a specific use just like a watch. A watch is made up of complex parts for a specific use. The argument that would be made is that since the universe is made of complex parts like the watch then the universe must have a creator as well. If we found a random watch on the ground we would think that there was a creator that made the watch. This is because we do not find watches made in nature. The watch was designed and created because it is too complex. The teleological argument is trying to say the

The teleological argument explains that there is a probability of an existence, a probability of a purpose, or design and that the cause has to be of an intelligent designer. McCloskey also states that what lacks in any knowledge cannot be moved towards an end, and if so, only by some being with the ability of having the knowledge and the intelligence like an arrow directed by an archer. (Evans & Manis p. 77-78)

The problem of evil is the argument that if God is omniscient (all-knowing), omnipotent (all-powerful), and benevolent. This implies that if God exists then he knows how to, wants to, and can prevent all suffering. If such a God existed, though, then he would prevent all types of evil. Although evil in all forms is an everyday part of the world around us; it has not been prevented. Therefore, God does not exist. More precisely if God exists then he is all-knowing, almighty, and perfectly good, if God were these then the world would not contain evil. There is evil in the world both moral and natural, so God does not exist. If God does exist, then there would be no evil. The existence of evil makes Gods existence rationally impossible.

The existence of evil cannot be based on whether there is an all-powerful, all-knowing, all-caring god. There are several reasons for why evil exists, but none of these reasons are because God does not exist. In fact, the main reason evil exists is due to humanity’s greed. This causes corruption and death amongst our own. While unfortunate, it is not the determinant of God’s existence. God prevents the evil he/she thinks is not acceptable for the future of humanity. The evil that he does not prevent from happening either is part of God’s plan or is caused by humanity itself.